theatlantic: npr: A California-based company called Aerofex seems to think it’s figured out how to actually make a two-duct rotor hovercraft work. The design originated in the 1960s, but it was never perfected to provide actual usability for a rider. Video: Company develops REAL Star Wars speeder bikes hovercraft | Blastr Ahem: The speeder bikes used anti-gravity engines, not hovercrafts. Yes please.

theatlantic:

npr:

A California-based company called Aerofex seems to think it’s figured out how to actually make a two-duct rotor hovercraft work. The design originated in the 1960s, but it was never perfected to provide actual usability for a rider.

Video: Company develops REAL Star Wars speeder bikes hovercraft | Blastr

Ahem: The speeder bikes used anti-gravity engines, not hovercrafts.

Yes please.

  1. Date Posted Icon 21st August 2012
  2. Reblogged Icon Reblogged From theatlantic
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    What the what!
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    GIVE ME HOVERCRAFT.
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    This was way cool.
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    I WANT THIS. But not if there’s...300 mile radius.
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